New Eastside Bus Plaza approaches opening date in May
A new bus station in East Austin on Shady Lane, near the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and US 183, is nearing completion. The Eastside Bus Plaza includes a 2,200-square-foot terminal building and will be a hub for four different Capital Metro routes as well as eight routes for the Capital Area Rural Transportation System. The plaza has been under construction since early 2020 and is scheduled to finish this spring.
Timeline: February 2020-May 2021
Cost: $7.5 million
Funding source: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, CARTS, Capital Metro, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, city of Austin
Beautification project at MoPac and Lake Austin Boulevard could get approval this summer
Mobility Authority staff included a project to make improvements at the intersection of MoPac and Lake Austin Boulevard in the organization’s 2020-21 fiscal year budget. However, after the impacts of COVID-19 and the Feb. 14 winter storm, the organization will wait a few months before making a final decision about whether to go forward with the project. The project would paint crosswalks, fix medians and retaining walls, and perform landscaping in the area.The board of directors agreed the project should go forward but decided to return to the discussion in June.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: $877,000
Funding source: Mobility Authority general fund
I-35 project spanning William Cannon Drive and Stassney Lane still on track to finish mid-year
Ongoing work along I-35 spanning the intersections of William Cannon Drive and Stassney Lane is still on schedule to finish in mid-2021. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, winter storms and freezing temperatures that swept the state the week of Feb. 14 did not delay progress on the project, which was originally scheduled to finish by the end of 2020. Crews are continuing work to construct curbs and gutters, pave the main lanes and install shared-use paths. The five-year project includes paving along the stretch of road in South Austin from approximately Boggy Creek to SH 71, reconstruction of the bridges spanning I-35 at Stassney and William Cannon and widening the highway’s main lanes to help drivers merge.
Timeline: 2016-21
Cost: $78.8 million
Funding source: TxDOT
